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Maurizio Damilano
	Damilano in the 1970s
Personal information
Born	6 April 1957 (age 67); Scarnafigi, Italy
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	70 kg (154 lb)
Sport
Country	Italy
Sport	Athletics
Event	Race walking
Club	Sisport, Turin ; C.S. Esercito
Achievements and titles
Personal bests	20 km race walk: 1:18:54 (1992); 50 km race walk: 3:46:51 (1990);
Medal record
Olympic Games
World Championships
World Indoor Championship
European Championships
European Indoor Championships
Universiade
Mediterranean Games
World Race Walking Cup

Maurizio Damilano (born 6 April 1957) is an Italian former race walker. He won 15 individual medals (22 also with team events), at senior level, at the International athletics competitions.^[1]

Biography

He was the 1980 Olympic Champion and the 1987 and 1991 World Champion in the 20 km race walk. He has 60 caps in national team from 1977 to 1992.^[2]

Damilano is also the world record holder of the 30 km race walk with the time of 2:01:44.1, achieved in Cuneo in 1992. He is the twin brother of the former race walker Giorgio Damilano and of the coach Sandro Damilano.^[3]

In 1999, Maurizio Damilano and Giorgio Damilano founded Fit Walking.

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Time	Notes
Olympic Games
1980	Olympic Games	Moscow	1st	20 km	1:23:35	OR
1984	Olympic Games	Los Angeles	3rd	20 km	1:23:26
1988	Olympic Games	Seoul	3rd	20 km	1:20:14
1992	Olympic Games	Barcelona	4th	20 km	1:23:39
World Championships
Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Time	Notes
1983	World Championships	Helsinki	7th	20 km	1:21:57
1987	World Championships	Rome	1st	20 km	1:20:45	CR
1991	World Championships	Tokyo	1st	20 km	1:19:37	CR
World Indoor Championships
Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Time	Notes
1985	World Indoor Championships	Paris	2nd	5000 m	19:11.41
European Championships
Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Time	Notes
1978	European Championships	Prague	6th	20 km	1:24:57
1982	European Championships	Athens	DQ	20 km	NM
1982	European Championships	Athens	DNF	50 km	NM
1986	European Championships	Stuttgart	2nd	20 km	1:21:17
1986	European Championships	Stuttgart	DNF	50 km	NM
1990	European Championships	Split	DNF	50 km	NM
European Indoor Championships
Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Time	Notes
1981	European Indoor Championships	Grenoble	2nd	5000 m	19:13.90
1982	European Indoor Championships	Milan	1st	5000 m	19:40.28

Maurizio Damilano has won the individual national championship 21 times.^[4]^[5]

6 wins in the 10,000 m walk (1979, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985)
1 win in the 15 km walk (1987)
10 wins in the 20 km walk (1978, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1992)
3 wins in the 50 km walk (1985, 1986, 1989)
1 win in the 3000 metres walk indoor (1984)

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